BS EN 61883-8:2009+A1:2014
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Consumer audio/video
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interface
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style
digital video data
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Consumer audio/video equipment Digital interface Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
(IEC 61883-8:2008)
Matériel audio/vidéo grand public Interface numérique Partie 8: Transmission de données vidéo
numériques selon le modèle
de l'UIT-R BT.601
(CEI 61883-8:2008)
Audio/Video-Geräte
der Unterhaltungselektronik Digitale Schnittstelle Teil 8: Übertragung von digitalen
Videodaten im Format ITU-R BT.601
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Digital system interfaces and protocols, of IEC TC 100, Audio, video and multimedia systems and
equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 61883-8 on 2008-12-01.
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Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
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The text of document 100/2051/CDV, future IEC 61883-8:2009/A1, prepared by Technical Area 4
"Digital system interfaces and protocols" of IEC/TC 100 "Audio, video and multimedia systems and
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication
Year
EN/HD
Year
IEC 61883
Series Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital
interface
EN 61883
Series
IEC 61883-1
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Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital
interface Part 1: General
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ISO/IEC 11172-2
1993
Information technology - Coding of moving
pictures and associated audio for digital
storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Part 2: Video
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EIA/CEA-861-B
2002
A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High
Speed Digital Interfaces
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IEEE Std 1394
1995
Standard for a High Performance Serial
Bus - Firewire
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IEEE Std 1394a
2000
Standard for a High Performance Serial
Bus - Amendment 1
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IEEE Std 1394b
2002
Standard for a High Performance Serial
Bus - Amendment 2
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IEEE 1394
Trade Association
2003017
2003
IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera
Specification - Version 1.31
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IEEE 1394
Trade Association
2004006
2004
AV/C Digital Interface Command Set
General Specification - Version 4.2
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IEEE Std 1394-1
2004
Standard for High Performance Serial Bus
Bridges
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ITU-R BT.601-5
1995
Studio encoding parameters of digital
television for standard 4:3 and wide-screen
16:9 aspect ratios
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ITU-R BT.656-4
1998
Interfaces for digital component video
signals in 525-line and 625-line television
systems operating at the 4:2:2 level of
recommendation ITU-R BT.601
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ITU-R BT.709-4
2000
Parameter values for the HDTV standards
for production and international programme
exchange
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ITU-R BT.1358
1998
Studio parameters of 625 and 525 line
progressive scan television systems
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Undated reference.
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Publication
Year
Title
EN/HD
Year
ITU-T H.263
1998
Video coding for low bit rate
communication
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SMPTE 267M
1995
Television - Bit-Parallel Digital Interface Component Video Signal 4:2:2 16x9 Aspect
Ratio
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SMPTE 274M
1998
Television - 1920 × 1080 Scanning and
Analog and Parallel Digital Interfaces for
Multiple Picture Rates
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SMPTE 293M
1996
Television - 720 × 483 Active Line at
59.94-Hz Progressive Scan Production Digital Representation
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SMPTE 296M
2001
Television - 1280 × 720 Progressive Image
Sample Structure - Analog and Digital
Representation and Analog Interface
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VESA Monitor
Timing
Specifications
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VESA and Industry Standards and
Guidelines for Computer Display Monitor
Timing, Version 1.0, Revision 0.8
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD...........................................................................................................................4
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Scope ...............................................................................................................................6
2
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Normative references .......................................................................................................6
3
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Abbreviations and conventions .........................................................................................7
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Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................7
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Notation ..................................................................................................................8
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3.2.1 Numeric values............................................................................................8
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3.2.2 Bit, byte and quadlet ordering ......................................................................8
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Reference model for data transmission.............................................................................9
3.1
3.2
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
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Model overview .......................................................................................................9
13
Compression ......................................................................................................... 10
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Isochronous packet header ................................................................................... 10
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CIP header ............................................................................................................ 10
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Stream definition ................................................................................................... 11
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Packetization......................................................................................................... 15
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4.6.1 Source packet format ................................................................................ 15
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4.6.2 Type 0 16 source packet – Video data source packet .................................. 16
4.6.3
Type 1 16 source packet – Stream information and metadata (SIM)
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source packet4 .......................................................................................... 20
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4.6.4 Type 2 16 source packet – Audio source packet .......................................... 27
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4.7 Packet transmission method .................................................................................. 27
30
4.7.1 Packet transmission for compression mode 0 16 ......................................... 27
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4.7.2 Packet transmission for compression mode 1 16 ......................................... 30
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4.7.3 Packet transmission for compression mode 2 16 ......................................... 30
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4.7.4 Packet transmission for compression mode FF 16 ....................................... 30
Annex A (informative) Audio/video synchronization .............................................................. 31
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Annex B (normative) Additional video mode parameters ...................................................... 32
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Annex C (informative) Using IEC 61883-1 plug control registers beyond S400 ..................... 36
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Annex D (normative) Compliance annex .............................................................................. 37
41
Annex E (informative) Typical SIM source packet ................................................................ 38
42
Annex F (informative) Derivation of TRANSFER_DELAY ..................................................... 39
43
Annex G (normative) 1394 trade association CCI descriptor block ....................................... 40
Bibliography.......................................................................................................................... 42
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Figure 1 – Bit ordering within a byte........................................................................................8
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Figure 2 – Byte ordering within a quadlet ................................................................................9
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Figure 3 – Quadlet ordering within an octlet ............................................................................9
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Figure 4 – Isochronous packet header .................................................................................. 10
Figure 5 – CIP header........................................................................................................... 10
13
Figure 6 – FDF field .............................................................................................................. 11
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Figure 7 – General format of a source packet ....................................................................... 15
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Figure 8 – Video data source packet ..................................................................................... 16
Figure 9 – Compression mode 0 16 specific information ......................................................... 17
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Figure 10 – Color space 0 16 video data packetization ........................................................... 19
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Figure 11 – Color space 1 16 video data packetization ........................................................... 19
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Figure 12 – Color space 2 16 video data packetization ........................................................... 20
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Figure 13 – Stream information and metadata source packet ................................................ 21
25
Figure 14 – Stream information field definitions .................................................................... 22
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Figure 15 – Auxiliary data field definitions ............................................................................. 24
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Figure E.1 – Typical SIM source packet ................................................................................ 38
43
Figure G.1 – CCl descriptor block ......................................................................................... 40
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Table 1 – Video mode ........................................................................................................... 12
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Table 2 – Compression mode ............................................................................................... 15
18
Table 3 – Color space ........................................................................................................... 15
19
Table 4 – Source packet type encoding ................................................................................ 16
20
Table 5 – References for video data definition ...................................................................... 17
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Table 6 – Frame rate ............................................................................................................ 22
26
Table 7 – Aspect ratio ........................................................................................................... 23
26
Table 8 – Progressive/interlace mode ................................................................................... 23
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Table B.1 – Additional video mode parameters, 1 of 2 .......................................................... 32
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Table B.2 – Additional video mode parameters, 2 of 2 .......................................................... 34
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CONSUMER AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT –
DIGITAL INTERFACE –
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61883-8 has been prepared by technical area 4: Digital system
interfaces and protocols, of IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia
systems and equipment.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS
Report on voting
100/1446/FDIS
100/1476/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61883 series, under the general title Consumer audio/video
equipment – Digital interface, can be found on the IEC website.
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DIGITAL INTERFACE –
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
1
Scope
This part of IEC 61883 specifies a protocol for the transport of uncompressed or compressed
video data in the 4:2:2 format of recommendation ITU-R BT.601 (including compatible
extensions to this format for the higher and lower resolutions of other commonly used video
resolutions) over high performance serial bus, as specified by IEEE Std 1394-1995 as
amended by IEEE Std 1394a-2000 and IEEE Std 1394b-2002 (collectively IEEE 1394). The
data formats for the encapsulation of video data are compatible with those specified by
IEC 61883-1. Associated audio data, if any, should be formatted as specified by IEC 61883-6.
There are many commonly used video formats unsupported by IEC 61883, such as MPEG-4,
Windows Media Format (WMF) and the format used by automotive navigation applications.
Support for all or most of these formats in rendering devices would require implementation of
multiple video codecs. This is an undue burden that may be avoided if the source device
converts to ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 format and, if necessary, compresses the data with a codec
supported by all destination devices. An additional advantage is that on-screen display (OSD)
information may be mixed with video data prior to transmission to the rendering device.
Because ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 format is widely used internally in contemporary AV equipment,
this specification permits straight-forward integration of IEEE 1394 into these devices and
enables markets whose usage scenarios include single video sources transmitting to one or
more video displays, such as:
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consumer electronic STB or DVD video rendered by multiple displays in the home;
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automotive navigation and entertainment; and
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aeronautical in-flight entertainment.
For the sake of interoperability and bounded implementation complexity, it is essential that
the specification provide the following:
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a 1394 TA controlled list of compression codecs; and
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at a minimum, a reference to one video compression codec.
Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 61883 (all parts), Consumer audio/video equipment – Digital interface
IEC 61883-1, Consumer audio/video equipment – Digital interface – Part 1: General
ISO/IEC 11172-2:1993, Information technology – Coding of moving pictures and associated
audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s – Part 2: Video
IEEE Std 1394-1995, Standard for a high performance serial bus
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IEEE Std 1394a-2000, Standard for a high performance serial bus
Amendment 1
IEEE Std 1394b-2002, Standard for a high performance serial bus
Amendment 2
Throughout this document, the term IEEE 1394 refers to IEEE Std 1394-1995 as amended by
IEEE Std 1394a-2000 and IEEE Std 1394b-2002.
1394 Trade Association 2004006, AV/C Digital Interface Command Set General Specification
Version 4.2
1394 Trade Association 2003017, IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera SpecificationVer.1.31
EIA/CEA-861-B 2002, A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces
IEEE Std 1394.1-2004, Standard for High Performance Serial Bus Bridges
ITU-R BT.601-5 1995, Studio encoding parameters of digital television for standard 4:3 and
wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratios
ITU-R BT.656-4 1998, Interfaces for digital component video signals in 525-line and 625-line
television systems operating at the 4:2:2 level of recommendation ITU-R BT.601
ITU-R BT.709-4 2000, Parameter values for the HDTV standards for production and
international programme exchange
ITU-R BT.1358 1998, Studio parameters of 625 and 525 line progressive scan television
systems
ITU-T H.263 1998, Video coding for low bit rate communication
SMPTE 267M-1995, Television – Bit-Parallel Digital Interface – Component Video Signal 4:2:2
16x9 Aspect Ratio
SMPTE 274M-1998, Television – 1920 × 1080 Scanning and Analog and Parallel Digital
Interfaces for Multiple Picture Rates
SMPTE 293M-1996, Television – 720 × 483 Active Line at 59.94-Hz Progressive Scan
Production – Digital Representation
SMPTE 296M-2001, Television – 1280 × 720 Progressive Image Sample Structure – Analog
and Digital Representation and Analog Interface
VESA Monitor Timing Specifications, VESA and Industry Standards and Guidelines for
Computer Display Monitor Timing, Version 1.0, Revision 0.8
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Abbreviations and conventions
3.1
Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations given in IEC 61883-1, as well as the
following, apply.
AV/C
Audio Video Control
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Binary Coded Decimal
BT.601 ITU-R BT.601-5 1995
CIP
Common Isochronous Packet
CSR
Control and status register
DAC
Digital Analog Converter
DCT
Discrete Cosine Transform
DV
Digital Video
ND
No Data
OSD
Onscreen Display
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
r
Reserved
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
SIM
Stream Information & Metadata
VDSP
Video Data Source Packet
WMF
Windows Media Format
3.2
3.2.1
Notation
Numeric values
Decimal and hexadecimal are used within this standard. By editorial convention, decimal
numbers are most frequently used to represent quantities or counts. Addresses are uniformly
represented by hexadecimal numbers. Hexadecimal numbers are also used when the value
represented has an underlying structure that is more apparent in a hexadecimal format than in
a decimal format.
Decimal numbers are represented by Arabic numerals without subscripts or by their English
names. Hexadecimal numbers are represented by digits from the character set 0 – 9 and A - F
followed by the subscript 16. When the subscript is unnecessary to disambiguate the base of
the number it may be omitted. For the sake of legibility hexadecimal numbers are separated
into groups of four digits separated by spaces.
As an example, 42 and 2A 16 both represent the same numeric value.
3.2.2
Bit, byte and quadlet ordering
This specification uses the facilities of Serial Bus, IEEE 1394, and therefore uses the ordering
conventions of Serial Bus in the representation of data structures. In order to promote
interoperability with memory buses that may have different ordering conventions, this
specification defines the order and significance of bits within bytes, bytes within quadlets and
quadlets within octlets in terms of their relative position and not their physically addressed
position.
Within a byte, the most significant bit, msb, is that which is transmitted first and the least
significant bit, lsb, is that which is transmitted last on serial bus, as illustrated below. The
significance of the interior bits uniformly decreases in progression from msb to lsb.
msb
interior bits (decreasing significance left to right)
lsb
IEC 2117/08
Figure 1 – Bit ordering within a byte
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Within a quadlet, the most significant byte is that which is transmitted first and the least
significant byte is that which is transmitted last on serial bus, as shown below.
least significant
most significant
most significant byte
second
most significant byte
next to
least significant byte
least significant byte
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Figure 2 – Byte ordering within a quadlet
Within an octlet, which is frequently used to contain 64-bit serial bus addresses, the most
significant quadlet is that which is transmitted first and the least significant quadlet is that
which is transmitted last on serial bus, as the figure below indicates.
most significant
most significant quadlet
least significant quadlet
least significant
Figure 3 – Quadlet ordering within an octlet
IEC 2119/08
When block transfers take place that are not quadlet aligned or not an integral number of
quadlets, no assumptions can be made about the ordering (significance within a quadlet) of
bytes at the unaligned beginning or fractional quadlet end of such a block transfer, unless an
application has knowledge (outside of the scope of this specification) of the ordering
conventions of the other bus.
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4.1
Reference model for data transmission
Model overview
The presently defined compression standards for IEEE 1394 transport, DV and MPEG2, have
difficulties at the system level in a practical consumer AV network. Both offer excessive
compression for simple transport over a wide bandwidth network and carry the associated
complexity of coding and decoding signals. Each are fine for their intended purpose, but have
excessive cost for simple video transport. Conventional video equipment is interfaced with
analog cables carrying a number of signal formats, and it is this low cost and universal
connection capability which digital interfaces need to emulate. Thus the analog output from
any DVD player will connect to any TV, and this is seen as adequate by equipment
manufacturers. Digital interfaces would allow many additional features, but providing every
input with the capability of decoding both DV and MPEG2 in all available standards and
resolutions is unnecessarily expensive. Inside equipment variations on the broadcast
equipment ITU-R BT.601-5/BT.656-4 interface are common and provide a universal interface
standard for digital video transport. The coding system in ITU-R BT.601-5 sends YUV data
across an 8 bit interface between integrated circuits, for example an MPEG decoder and DAC.
If the decoder and DAC are separated by 1394 in their separate boxes there will be a
reduction in cost at the source device and the sink device will be independent from the video
encoding mechanism.
This standard describes the method of passing YUV video signals across IEEE 1394 based
upon the formats defined by ITU-R BT.601-5. Familiarity with the specifications ITU-R BT.6015, ITU-R BT.656-4 and IEC 61883 is necessary to follow the technical details.
There is also the capability to transfer data in YUV 4:4:4 and 24 bit RGB formats. This allows
video to be transferred without the need for color space sub-sampling.
It is valid to transmit all video modes as uncompressed data as long as the IEEE 1394 bus
bandwidth is available. In practice some video modes will not be transportable in an
uncompressed state.
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This model also allows for the future development of video codecs. Since the transport of the
video data is independent of the original source encoding as new codecs are deployed, such
as MPEG-4, the transport mechanism described in this document will not need to change.
4.2
Compression
To allow the transport of high definition video signals at bus speeds less than S1600 or to
allow the transport of multiple video streams it is essential that the video stream is
compressed. This compression need not be more than about 10:1 and should have minimal
discernable impact on the displayed image. Since compression is required to transport some
of the video modes it is necessary to reference at least one compression codec in this
specification. A suitable video compression codec is referenced for this purpose in Table 2.
There is no requirement that a source or sink device implement this codec. Other suitable
video compression codecs may be added in the future.
4.3
Isochronous packet header
The header quadlet of an IEEE 1394 isochrononous packet (tcode A 16 ) is shown in the
Figure 4 below.
most significant
data length
tag
channel
tcode
sy
least significant
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Figure 4 – Isochronous packet header
The tag field shall be set to 1 16 indicating that the packet has the Common Isochronous
Packet (CIP) Header as defined in IEC 61883-1. The contents of the CIP Header are
described in 4.4.
The definition of the remaining fields is outside of the scope of this specification.
4.4
CIP header
The definition of the CIP header is shown in Figure 5 below.
0 0
SID
DBS
FN
QPC
S
P
r
DBC
H
1 0
FMT
FDF
SYT
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Figure 5 – CIP header
–
SID denotes the source node ID. This is bus configuration dependent.
–
DBS value depends upon the video mode being transported and the color space used.
This value is dependent upon the compression mode, color space and video mode.
The DBS value for compression mode 0 16 can be calculated from the source packet
size given in Table 1 by dividing the value by 4. For other compression modes refer to
the documention available from the codec vendor.
–
FN shall always have a value of 016 . There shall only be 1 data block per source
packet.
–
QPC shall always have a value of 0 16 . There shall be no padding.
–
SPH shall be 0 16 . The source packet header is not present.
–
Since FN is 0 16 the value of DBC shall always increment by the number of source
packets present in the Isochronous packet. This field indicates the count value of the
first data block in the current isochronous packet.
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The value of FMT shall be 000001 2 . This value indicates that the source packet format
is as defined in this specification. This also indicates that the SYT field is present in
the CIP header.
–
The FDF field is encoded as shown in Figure 6 below.
–
The SYT field is encoded as defined in IEC 61883-1.
N
D
Reserved
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Figure 6 – FDF field
The ND field is used to signify whether the data payload of the isochronous packet after the
CIP header is valid. If ND is set to 1 2 it indicates that the data is not valid and shall be
ignored, this setting is only used in blocking transmission mode (see 4.7.1.3). The DBC field
in the CIP header of a packet which has ND set to 1 2 shall be the count value of the next valid
data block. The transmission of an isochronous packet with this bit set shall not cause the
value of DBC to increment. If ND is set to 02 it indicates that the data payload of the
isochronous packet after the CIP header is valid. In non-blocking transmission mode, see
4.7.1.2, ND shall be set to 0 2 for all isochronous packets.
4.5
Stream definition
A stream that conforms to this specification is governed by three key parameters:
–
video mode, see Table 1 below. Additional information for each video mode is given in
Annex B.
–
compression mode, see Table 2 below.
–
color space, see Table 3 below.
Each of these parameters includes an unconstrained mode that allows modes not explicitly
defined to be transmitted. The use of these unconstrained modes is beyond the scope of this
standard. However, it is expected that their use will be determined by negotiation before
transmission.
For transmission of compression mode 0 16 data the packetization and timing characteristics
are defined in this specification.
For transmission of compression mode 1 16 and 2 16 data the packetization and timing
characteristics are defined in the applicable specification document referenced in Table 2.
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Table 1 – Video mode
Video Active
mode vertical
lines
Active
horizontal
pixels
SYT
MAX
Interlace Vertical Source Source
SYT
MAX Specification
or
frepacket packet
interval interval VDSP VDSP
progres- quency size for
size
for color for
for
for
sive
color
for
spaces
color
color
color
Hz
space 0 color
0 1 and 2 space spaces
a, b, e
spaces space
a, b
a, b
0
1 and 2
1 and 2
a, b
a, b
,
,
bytes
a b e
bytes
0
480
640
progr.
59,94
644
644
8
12
8
12
VESA
1
480
640
progr.
60
644
644
8
12
8
12
VESA
2
240
720
progr.
59,94
724
724
4
6
4
6
EIA/CEA-861B
3
240
720
progr.
60
724
724
4
6
4
6
EIA/CEA-861B
4
480
720
progr.
59,94
724
724
8
12
8
12
ITU-R
BT.1358
SMPTE 293M
5
480
720
progr.
60
724
724
8
12
8
12
ITU-R
BT.1358
SMPTE 293M
6
480
720
int.
59,94
724
724
4
6
4
6
ITU-R BT.601
7
480
720
int.
60
724
724
4
6
4
6
ITU-R BT.601
SMPTE 267M
SMPTE 267M
8
720
1 280
progr.
59,94
644
964
24
24
23
23
SMPTE 296M
9
720
1 280
progr.
60
644
964
24
24
23
23
SMPTE 296M
10
480
1 440
progr.
59,94
724
724
16
24
16
24
EIA/CEA-861B
11
480
1 440
progr.
60
724
724
16
24
16
24
EIA/CEA-861B
12
1 080
1 920
progr.
59,94
964
964
36
54
34
51
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
13
1 080
1 920
progr.
60
964
964
36
54
34
51
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
14
1 080
1 920
int.
59,94
964
964
20
30
17
26
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
15
1 080
1 920
int.
60
964
964
20
30
17
26
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
16
288
720
progr.
50
724
724
4
6
4
6
EIA/CEA861-B
17
576
720
progr.
50
724
724
8
12
8
12
ITU-R
BT.1358
18
576
720
int.
50
724
724
4
6
4
6
ITU-R BT.601
19
720
1 280
progr.
50
644
964
20
20
19
19
SMPTE 296M
20
576
1 440
progr.
50
724
724
16
24
16
24
EIA/CEA861-B
21
480
960
int.
59,94
644
724
6
8
6
8
ITU-R BT.601
SMPTE 267M
22
576
960
int.
50
644
724
6
8
6
8
ITU-R BT.601
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Active
horizontal
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MAX
Interlace Vertical Source Source
SYT
MAX Specification
or
frepacket packet
interval
VDSP
interval
VDSP
progres- quency size for
size
for color for
for
for
sive
color
for
spaces color
color
color
Hz
space 0 color
0 1 and 2 space spaces
a, b, e
spaces space
a, b
a, b
0
1 and 2
1 and 2
a, b
a, b
bytes
a, b, e
bytes
23
-
Reserved
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
24
-
Reserved
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
1 080
1 920
progr.
23,976
964
964
16
24
14
21
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
26
1 080
1 920
progr.
24
964
964
16
24
14
21
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
27
1 080
1 920
progr.
25
964
964
16
24
15
22
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
28
1 080
1 920
progr.
29,97
964
964
20
30
17
26
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
29
1 080
1 920
progr.
30
964
964
20
30
17
26
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
30
1 080
1 920
progr.
50
964
964
32
48
29
43
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
31
1 080
1 920
int.
50
964
964
16
24
15
22
ITU-R BT.709
SMPTE 274M
32
288
352
progr.
25
356
532
2
2
2
2
ITU-T H.263
(CIF)
33
240
352
progr.
30
356
532
2
2
2
2
ISO-IEC
11172-2
34
144
176
progr.
25
180
268
2
2
1
1
H.263
(SIF)
(QCIF)
35
120
176
progr.
30
180
268
2
2
1
1
ISO-IEC
11172-2
(QSIF)
36
288
352
progr.
29,97
356
532
6
6
3
3
H.263
(CIF)
37
144
176
progr.
29,97
180
268
2
2
2
2
ITU-T H.263
(QCIF)
38
234
480
progr.
29,97
324
364
3
4
3
4
Automotive c
39
234
480
progr.
15
324
364
3
4
2
2
Automotive c
40
480
800
progr.
15
804
804
2
3
2
3
Automotive c
41
240
320
progr.
15
324
244
2
4
1
2
IIDC v.1.31 f
42
240
320
progr.
30
324
244
2
4
2
4
IIDC v.1.31
43
240
320
progr.
60
324
244
4
8
4
8
IIDC v.1.31
44
480
640
progr.
15
644
644
2
3
2
3
IIDC v.1.31
45
480
640
progr.
30
644
644
4
6
4
6
IIDC v.1.31
46
480
640
progr.
60
644
644
8
12
8
11
IIDC v.1.31
47
600
800
progr.
15
804
804
4
6
3
4
IIDC v.1.31
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mode vertical
lines
Active
horizontal
pixels
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SYT
MAX
Interlace Vertical Source Source
SYT
MAX Specification
or
frepacket packet
interval
VDSP
interval
VDSP
progres- quency size for
size
for color for
for
for
sive
color
for
spaces color
color
color
Hz
space 0 color
0 1 and 2 space spaces
a, b, e
spaces space
a, b
a, b
0
1 and 2
1 and 2
a, b
a, b
bytes
a, b, e
bytes
48
600
800
progr.
30
804
804
6
9
5
7
IIDC v.1.31
49
600
800
progr.
60
804
804
10
15
9
14
IIDC v.1.31
50
768
1 024
progr.
15
516
772
8
8
6
6
IIDC v.1.31
51
768
1 024
progr.
30
516
772
12
12
12
12
IIDC v.1.31
52
768
1 024
progr.
60
516
772
24
24
24
24
IIDC v.1.31
53
960
1 280
progr.
15
644
964
8
8
8
8
IIDC v.1.31
54
960
1 280
progr.
30
644
964
16
16
15
15
IIDC v.1.31
55
960
1 280
progr.
60
644
964
32
32
29
29
IIDC v.1.31
56
1 024
1 280
progr.
15
644
964
8
8
8
8
like IIDC
v1.31 d
57
1 024
1 280
progr.
30
644
964
16
16
16
16
like IIDC
v1.31 d
58
1 024
1 280
progr.
60
644
964
32
32
31
31
like IIDC
v1.31 d
59
1 200
1 600
progr.
15
804
964
12
15
9
12
IIDC v.1.31
60
1 200
1 600
progr.
30
804
964
20
25
18
23
IIDC v.1.31
61
1 200
1 600
progr.
60
804
964
36
45
36
45
IIDC v.1.31
62
480
800
progr.
30
804
804
4
6
4
6
Wide VGA
63
480
800
progr.
60
804
804
8
12
8
12
Wide VGA
255
-
Other video
mode
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Others
-
Reserved for
future
specification
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
a
These columns are applicable when the compression mode is 0, i.e. uncompressed video data only.
b
This value includes the quadlet that contains the Type Specific Information field.
c
These modes were requested by members of the IDB-Forum.
d
These video modes are not in IIDC specification but are comparable to the modes that are.
e
DBS can be calculated as: (Source packet size / 4).
f
See Bibliography [12].
progr.
int.
progressive
interlace
The use of video mode FF 16 is beyond the scope of this specification. However, it is expected
that the use of this video mode will be determined by negotiation before transmission.
The compression mode field is encoded as defined in Table 2 below. The use of compression
mode FF 16 is beyond the scope of this standard. However, it is expected that the use of this
compression mode will be determined by negotiation before transmission.
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Table 2 – Compression mode
Compression
mode value
Compression mode description
Specification document reference
0 16
Uncompressed video data
None applicable
1 16
Compressed video using light codec
Oxford Semiconductor Light Codec
Specification, Version 1.0, [10] 1
2 16
Compressed Video using SmartCODEC
Fujitsu SmartCODEC Specification,
Version1.0, [11]
Compressed Video using other video codec
None applicable
Reserved for future specification
None applicable
FF 16
Others
The color space field is encoded as defined in Table 3 below. The use of color space FF 16 is
beyond the scope of this standard. However, it is expected that the use of this color space will
be determined by negotiation before transmission.
Table 3 – Color space
Color space format
0 16
YUV 4:2:2 (16 bits/pixel, 8 bits/sample)
1 16
YUV 4:4:4 (24 bits/pixel, 8 bits/sample)
2 16
RGB (24 bits/pixel, 8 bits/sample)
3 16
RGB (18 bits/pixel, 6 bits/sample)
FF 16
Others
4.6
4.6.1
Color space description
Other color space
Reserved for future specification
Packetization
Source packet format
For a stream that conforms to this specification each IEEE-1394 isochronous packet consists
of the CIP header followed by zero or more source packets. The general format of the source
packet for all compression modes and all source packet types is shown in Figure 7 below. It
contains a single quadlet of type specific information followed by data. The size of each
source packet is compression mode, video mode and color space mode dependent. The
permitted video, compression and color space modes are detailed in Table 1, Table 2 and
Table 3, respectively. Table 1 indicates the source packet size for each video mode and color
space mode for compression mode 0. This size is the total number of bytes per source packet,
i.e. type specific information and source packet data. All the source packets of a given stream
are this size.
Type Specific Information
r
Ver
Type
Source Packet Data
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The type field indicates the type of data contained within the source packet. It is encoded as
defined in Table 4 below.
The ver field indicates the version of the source packet. Its value is defined in the type
specific sections below.
The type specific information field contents depends on the type field. Its encoding is defined
in the type specific sections 4.6.2, 4.6.3 and 4.6.4 below.
The source packet data field contents depends on the type field. Its encoding is defined in the
type specific sections 4.6.2, 4.6.3 and 4.6.4 below.
Table 4 – Source packet type encoding
Type
0 16
Source packet contains video data as described in 4.6.2 below
1 16
Source packet contains stream information and metadata as
described in 4.6.3 below.
2 16
Reserved for the future specification of the transport of audio
data. Further information regarding this type is given in 4.6.4
below.
others
4.6.2
4.6.2.1
Description of type
Reserved for future use.
Type 0 16 source packet – Video data source packet
Video data source packet
Figure 8 shows the definition and arrangement of the fields in the video data source packet.
Compression Mode Specific Information
r
Ver
Type = 0
=0
Video Data
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Figure 8 – Video data source packet
The type field shall be set to 0 16 to indicate that this is a video data source packet
The ver field shall be set to 0 16 to indicate that this is version 0 of the video data source
packet.
The compression mode specific information field has a different definition for each of the
compression modes. Refer to Table 2 for a list of defined compression modes. The
compression mode specific information for compression modes 0 16 , 1 16 , 2 16 and FF 16 are
detailed in sections 4.6.2.2, 4.6.2.3, 4.6.2.3 and 4.6.2.5 respectively.
The video data field definition is determined by a combination of video mode, compression
mode and color space. The reference to the applicable definition of the formatting of the video
data field is given in Table 5 below.
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4.6.2.2
Compression
mode
Color space
Video mode
Reference to video
data definition
0 16
0 16
All defined except
FF 16
See 4.6.2.6 and
4.6.2.10
0 16
1 16
All defined except
FF 16
see 4.6.2.6 and
4.6.2.10
0 16
2 16
All defined except
FF 16
see 4.6.2.6 and
4.6.2.11
0 16
3 16
All defined except
FF 16
see 4.6.2.6 and
4.6.2.13
0 16
FF 16
All defined except
FF 16
see 4.6.2.6 and
4.6.2.13
0 16
All defined
FF 16
see 4.6.2.6 and
4.6.2.15
1 16
All defined
All defined
see 4.6.2.7
2 16
All defined
All defined
see 4.6.2.8
FF 16
All defined
All defined
see 4.6.2.9
Compression mode 0 16 type specific information
Figure 9 shows the definition and arrangement of the fields within the type specific
information field for video data source packets being transmitted in compression mode 0 16 .
VDSPC
s
o
l
s
a
v
line number
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Figure 9 – Compression mode 0 16 specific information
The VDSPC (Video Data Source Packet Count) field contains a running count of video data
source packets. It is incremented by 1 for every video data source packet created by the
transmitter. When a stream commences the first video data source packet created has a
VDSPC of 0. Since VDSPC is only 8 bits wide the value placed in VDSPC is the lowest 8 bits
of the running count.
The sol (start of line) field is set in the source packet that contains the first pixel of a video
line. There is no requirement that the start of a video line be coincident with the start of an
IEEE-1394 isochronous packet.
The sav (start of active video) field is set in the source packet that contains the first pixel of
the first active video line of each frame (progressive modes) or of each field (interlace modes).
This field can only be set in a source packet that has sol set. There is no requirement that the
start of an active video line be coincident with the start of an IEEE-1394 isochronous packet.
The line number field is the line on which the video data in the source packet resides as
defined by the video specification given in Table 1 of the given video mode. If no line
numbering is defined by the video specification the line number field shall be a sequential
count of the lines in a frame starting with the first line that is transmitted having a line number.
4.6.2.3
Compression mode 1 16 type specific information
The type specific information field definition for this compression mode is defined in the
applicable specification document referenced in Table 2.
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Compression mode 2 16 type specific information
The type specific information field definition for this compression mode is defined in the
applicable specification document referenced in Table 2.
4.6.2.5
Compression mode FF 16 type specific information
The type specific information field definition for compression mode FF 16 is beyond the scope
of this standard.
4.6.2.6
Compression mode 0 16 video data packetization
For transmission of compression mode 0 16 data the video data that is transmitted is the active
horizontal pixels for both the active lines and the lines of the vertical blanking period (unless
they do not exist). The first pixel of a video line shall always be the first pixel in a source
packet and each video line shall always fill an integer number of source packets. The number
of pixels in each source packet is dependent upon the video mode and color space and is
detailed in Table 1. An IEEE-1394 isochronous channel that is used to transmit data
according to this specification shall only transmit a single stream of video per 1394
isochronous channel.
4.6.2.7
Compression mode 1 16 video data packetization
The video data packetization for this compression mode is defined in the applicable
specification document referenced in Table 2.
4.6.2.8
Compression mode 2 16 video data packetization
The video data packetization for this compression mode is defined in the applicable
specification document referenced in Table 2.
4.6.2.9
Compression mode FF 16 video data packetization
The video data packetization for the this compression mode is beyond the scope of this
standard.
4.6.2.10
Color space 0 16 video data packetization – YUV 4:2:2 8 bits/sample
There is a Y sample for each pixel. Each U and V sample is used for two pixels. The subscript
n denotes the pixel number within the source packet.
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U0
Y0
V0
Y1
U2
Y2
V2
Y3
U4
Y4
V4
Y5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
U n-5
Y n-5
V n-5
Y n-4
U n-3
Y n-3
V n-3
Y n-2
U n-1
Y n-1
V n-1
Yn
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Figure 10 – Color space 0 16 video data packetization
4.6.2.11
Color space 1 16 video data packetization – YUV 4:4:4 8 bits/sample
Each pixel contains a Y, U and V sample. The arrangement of the samples is shown in
Figure 11. The subscript n denotes the pixel number within the source packet.
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Figure 11 – Color space 1 16 video data packetization
4.6.2.12
Color space 2 16 video data packetization – RGB 8 bits/sample
Each pixel contains a R, G and B sample. The arrangement of the samples is shown in
Figure 12. The subscript n denotes the pixel number within the source packet.
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Figure 12 – Color space 2 16 video data packetization
4.6.2.13
Color space 3 16 video data packetization – RGB 6 bits/sample
The video data packetization for this color space is only applied for compression mode 2 16
and is defined in the applicable specification document referenced in Table 2.
4.6.2.14
Color space FF 16 video data packetization
The video data packetization for the this color space is beyond the scope of this standard.
4.6.2.15
Video mode FF 16 video data packetization
The video data packetization for the this video mode is beyond the scope of this standard.
4.6.3
4.6.3.1
Type 1 16 source packet – Stream information and metadata (SIM) source
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Stream information and metadata (SIM) source packet
A SIM source packet is transmitted exactly once per video frame for all compression modes.
This type of source packet contains six data-types. Figure 13 shows the definition and
arrangement of the fields of the stream information and metadata source packet.